Link Following Affecting amazon-ssm-agent package, versions <0:3.3.5226.0-1.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-AMAZONSSMAGENT-20246478
  • published29 Sept 2026
  • disclosed7 Aug 2026

Introduced: 7 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-71556  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 amazon-ssm-agent to version 0:3.3.5226.0-1.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-3110.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream amazon-ssm-agent package and not the amazon-ssm-agent package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. Prior to 5.19.2 and 6.0.0-alpha.5, worktree operations (including checkout, status, and add) resolve symbolic links inside the working tree without confining resolution to the worktree boundary, so a maliciously crafted repository containing a symlink can cause go-git to read from or write to files outside the intended working directory when the repository is cloned and its worktree operations are used. Versions 5.19.2 and 6.0.0-alpha.5.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1